Hyundai Department Store together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea. It has 11 locations and more than $340 million in annual sales.

The King and the clown is a 2005 South Korean film adapted from the 2000 Korean play about Joseon dynasty king who falls in love with a court clown who mocks him. The movie is based on a small passage from the Annals of the Joseon dynasty that briefly mentions the Kings favorite clown production costs were relatively modest for a Korean film, approximately $4.5 dollars.

Apgujeong is a residential, fashion and shopping district in the Gangnam district of Seoul. It currently contains many upscale department stores, shops, boutiques and restaurants. The area is the 10th most expensive shopping street in the world with an average rent of 431 USD per square foot.